Francesco Simonelli Email & Phone Number

Varese, Lombardy, Italy

- For the Refrigeration, Laundry and Dishwashing Category, owns Process related New Product Introduction activities from project start-up to project closure, acting unique entry point for Manufacturing Organization.- Ensures alignment of the New Equipment and Process Methods to the Whirlpool Manufacturing standard: Make vs Buy, World Class Manufacturing, Bill Of Processes- Co leads the Category Footprint Strategy and Factory Master Plan and leads execution, directly managing a team of >5 Project Leaders and coordinating the X-functional activities to assure a proper design and flawless execution.- Contributes to Manufacturing Operational Excellence strategy development- Manages Capital (>20 ML yearly) for Product, including budgeting, Forecasting and Tracking Evaluates and selects different technologies on core and non core processes: scoping new technologies and enabling the introduction of new ones

Varese Area, Italy

Leading for EMEA (Whirlpool and Indesit) a team of about 25 Cost Managers and Engineers accountable for:- Product Costing, in SAP ambient, of new and existing products (about 20000 finished products in 23 Plants). Total cost turnover ca. 1 BL Eur.- Industrial Competitive Intelligence (Competitors Industrial Footprint)- Cost Competitiveness Assessment (Teardowns)- Actively support Profit Plan, Business Case (new products), Strategic Initiatives (e.g. footprint moves, make vs buy)- SAP Business Owner for product costing

Varese Area, Italy

Leading Cost Reduction Program for the Refrigeration Product Group. In scope: full industrial cost (Materials, Variable Conversion, Fixed Conversion) related to ca. 3 ML units in 5 Plants, total cost turnover ca. 600 ML Eur.Initiatives have included:- Material cost reduction through re-design, suppliers involvement, defeaturing- Factory Master Plan- Lean Manufacturing- Re-structuring / Re-organisation

Varese Area, Italy

Leading Industrial Engineering at Cassinetta Refrigeration Plant, one of the largest plants in the company for industrial area and level of integration. Responsible for a team of ca 20 engineers. Accountabler for:- Process Technology (Plastics, Metal, Components, Foaming, Assembly & Testing)- Time and Methods Study & Work Organization (about 700 direct workers)- Product Costing (ca. 150 ML Eur turnover)- Capiotal Management (ca. 20 ML/year)

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian District, Poland

Leading Industrial Engineering at Wroclaw Plant, including 3 factories (Refrigerators, Dishwashers and Cooking) and general services. Responsible for a team of ca 200 engineers. Accountabler for:- Process Technology (Plastics, Metal, Components, Foaming, Assembly & Testing)- Time and Methods Study & Work Organization (about 2000 direct workers)- Product Costing (ca. 300 ML Eur turnover)- Capiotal Management (ca. 40 ML/year)- Plant Engineering, Toolshop, General Services

Varese Area, Italy

I was leading projects to launch new products from Idea to Market. I was fully accountable for quality, costs, investment and timing targets. My Project Teams were composed by 5-10 engineers from Product Development, Procurement, Marketing & Sales, Factories, Finance and Logistics. I changed complete product platform covering 20% of a factory production, reducing costs by 20%+, in less than 12 months.

Varese Area, Italy

Leading Quality function at Cassinetta Cooking plant. With a team of ca. 15 people I was accountable for:Quality System (ISO 9001 certified)Process Quality ControlStatistical Quality ControlIncoming materials control

Trento Area, Italy

In the Trento Refrigerators Plant I was leading a team of 5-6 Engineers accountable for:Process technologyNew Products Industrialization6 Sigma Program

Varese Area, Italy

In the Central Manufacturing organisation I was covering various roles of increasing responsibility, starting as a Software Engineer (Siemens PLC) and moving to Organization Lead Engineer in charge of initiatives and programmes such a Total Productive Maintenance and Complexity reduction for selected plants in the EMEA region, mainly in Italy and Germany.